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As per the USAF Serial Number Search Results page: 42-25068 (c/n 21953) became N42354. In 1987 was N47DG with Ray Stutsman of Elkhart, IN. As N47DG, sold May 1987 to Robert Waltrip for the Lone Star Aviation Museum, Houston, TX Registered Feb 20, 2006 to Patina Ltd (The Fighter Collection of Duxford, England) as G-CDVX. Arrived May 2006 at Duxford. Still under restoration at Duxford in 2009. Restoration completed, made first post-restoration flight at Duxford Apr 21, 2012. Nice to know that it's still around and airworthy!

"Snafu" is now back in the US, at Chino, Ca.

From a book review of "The Flying Greek": "Col Pisanos recounts his combat record, from fighter sweeps and bomber escort missions to dogfighting, flying the Spitfire, the P-47, and the P-51. While flying a P-47 named Miss Plainfield, he scored his first aerial victory on May 21, 1943. By January 1, 1944, he had become an ace. After his tenth confirmed kill, he crash-landed his P-51 in France and spent six months with the French Resistance, successfully evading capture. Because of his exposure to the French operations, the Air Force could not risk his capture again, so he returned to the U.S. and became a test pilot at Wright Field where he also attended the Air Forceʼs test pilot school. Retired in December 1973."

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, USAAF Ser. No. 42-8527, code "PE-V", "Ramblin' Rebel," lost February 8, 1944, Lt. John H. Walker, Killed In Action (KIA). On the left is Robert H. Sharp, Jr., fighter pilot, who went Missing In Action (MIA), and ultimately declared Killed In Action (KIA), over the English Channel on June 9, 1944. See: www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/sharp.html airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.Web...